Dear Colleagues and friends

The University of Minho, in Portugal and Dare Institute in Cambridge,
MA are inviting potential participants from various backgrounds for an
online study on how adults differ in their reasoning about aging and
problems. The purpose of this study is to explore an empirical basis,
to facilitate discussion among our profession, and to further our
understanding of adult reasoning. Your participation is completely
voluntary and your answers will remain anonymous.

The study consists of each participant taking a pair of instruments.
Each pair will be chosen from the following surveys:

* The Loyola Generativity Scale is used to assess individual
differences in generativity among adults.
* The Generativity of Behavior is used to assess individual
differences in generativity among adults.
* The Adult Self-Transcendence Inventory measures transcendence
across a broad range of ages.
* The Ageism survey assesses individual perceptions of aging.
* The Helper Person Problem instrument assesses stage according to
the Model of Hierarchical Complexity.

Each participant will take only two instruments. The instruments are
short and it should not take more than 20 or 25 minutes to complete
them both. Participation is anonymous and all information will be
confidential. If you have any questions, you can contact the Michael
Lamport Commons at (617) 497-5270 or though email at

The Institution Review Board of the University of Minho, Portugal, is
the responsibility of Centro de Investigação em Psicologia (CIPSI).
They have reviewed the material and application for Exempt Status of
the international research conducted by José Ferreira-Alves and
colleagues. This Institution Review Board has found the following
surveys to be Exempt.

Please click the link which corresponds with the first letter of your
last name:




If your last name starts with a letter from A - E, take Instrument 1:
www.surveymonkey.com/Ageism1

If your last name starts with a letter from F - J, take Instrument 2:
www.surveymonkey.com/HPP1

If your last name starts with a letter from K - O, take Instrument 3:
www.surveymonkey.com/Ageism2

If your last name starts with a letter from P - T, take Instrument 4:
www.surveymonkey.com/AST3

If your last name starts with a letter from U - Z, take Instrument 5:
www.surveymonkey.com/GBC4


Thanks! We hope you enjoy the problems!

Michael Lamport Commons